GNC Engineer (Optical Systems)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

Salary: $125,000–$155,000 per year

Company

hirify.global Space develops in-space transportation vehicles for orbital transport, constellation deployment, precision reentry, and missions beyond Low Earth Orbit.

What you will do

• Develop GNC flight, analysis, and test artifacts for star trackers and optical navigation systems.
• Build identification, attitude-resolution, object-detection, and relative-navigation algorithms for imaging systems.
• Quantify and verify sensor performance using first-principles analysis, simulation, and hardware testing.
• Contribute to vehicle-level attitude-determination improvements and spacecraft GNC analyses.
• Develop flight software, simulation software, and ground and on-orbit tools for alignment and verification.
• Communicate design intent and technical capabilities across the engineering team and mentor engineers at senior levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 2 years of experience in image processing and optical analysis.
• Proficiency in Matlab and C++.
• Experience with camera systems and attitude-determination fundamentals.
• Experience with sensor-noise modeling, photometric calibration, or low-light imaging.
• Must be a U.S. Person or eligible to obtain an applicable U.S. export license under ITAR/EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Strong mathematical background in Kalman filtering and probability analysis.
• Experience developing star-tracker starlight-to-quaternion algorithms.
• Experience with ground-based optical-system testing, computer vision, machine learning, or pattern recognition.
• Experience with spacecraft GNC fundamentals or startup and agile development environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, agile engineering environment.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage for eligible full-time hires.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential long-term incentives in the form of stock options.

Hiring process

• Application and resume review.
• Introductory and technical phone interviews.
• Onsite interview followed by an offer.